Predictika · No-till drill orders

An AI sales agent's no-till drill order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares an order for the Great Plains 3P806NT 8-foot semi-mounted no-till drill: seed boxes, agitator kit, seed firmers, scrapers, plugs, weight brackets and the tractor that will pull it. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the manufacturer's published manual and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed. This validator produces no price build-up: Great Plains does not publish prices for this drill, and none are used.

Scope: the Great Plains 3P806NT 8-foot no-till drill: optional seed boxes, agitator kit, seed firmers, scrapers, plugs, partitions, lubricant, second ladder, weight brackets, accessory hitches, tractor and stated seed capacity. See everything this validator covers

This validator handles any order for this drill and its options — not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Seed boxes — the optional Dual Seed box, Fertilizer option, Native Grass box and Small Seeds box: Dual Seed cannot go with Native Grass or Fertilizer, Fertilizer cannot go with Native Grass, and Small Seeds goes with any of them. Seed box capacity is computed from the manual (main box 14.3 bu, Dual Seed 8 bu, Native Grass 8 bu, Small Seeds 1.9 bu; Fertilizer 7.4 cubic feet).
  • Agitator kit — the kit with drive (118-967A) for a drill with no optional box or with Dual Seed or Native Grass alone, and the kit without drive (118-968A) for a drill with Fertilizer or Small Seeds.
  • Firmers, scrapers and plugs — one type of optional firmer at a time (Seed-Lok or Keeton), carbide scrapers not with Keeton, and kits and plugs ordered one per opener or row (13 per drill); graphite only with Native Grass.
  • Weights, hitches and tractor — the weight bracket kit holds up to 10 suitcase weights, one second ladder, no CPH, PFH or SSH accessory hitches, and a tractor of at least 80 hp with 1 hydraulic circuit.

Not covered: prices, lead times and discounts (not published), press wheels, coulter blades, tires, the hitch extension kit, rate-reduction kits and other Great Plains drills and implements. The manual does not list a Keeton firmer kit part number, so none is shown. Where the manual does not state a rule, the validator does not guess one.

The AI sales agentBuilds the drill order from the conversation and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

8 scenarios in 4 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The AI sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

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Where rules-based CPQ gets it wrong
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Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator caughtTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
Seed boxes that exclude each other, with Small Seeds compatible with allOnly with care
Pairwise exclusions between four options. They work as product rules, but each new option multiplies the pairs and the manual states them in prose.		All four options are checked together, whatever order they were added in.
A kit whose part number depends on the other options on the drillOnly with workarounds
The right agitator kit depends on whether Fertilizer or Small Seeds is present. A rule has to swap or reject the kit whenever a box is added or removed, in any order.		The kit ordered is compared with the one the final set of boxes needs, and the correct part number is returned.
One type of firmer at a time, and scrapers that do not work with one of themOnly with care
A group exclusion plus a cross-option rule. It works if both are entered as selections on the same line.		Firmer type, scrapers and quantities are checked together in one call.
A tractor that must be at least 80 hp with a hydraulic circuitOnly with workarounds
Tractor facts are not product fields on a drill order; a custom field and a validation rule are needed to carry them.		The tractor travels with the order and is checked with the rest.
A stated seed capacity that differs from the boxes orderedOnly with workarounds
The stated figure is a free-entry field; the capacity has to be summed from the boxes and compared by a custom rule.		The stated capacity travels with the order and is compared with the computed one on every call.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as a step is completed, so a rep often fixes one error and then meets the next.		All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
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Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the order; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1The Dual Seed box is not compatible with the Native Grass box.
2The Dual Seed box is not compatible with the Fertilizer option.
3The Fertilizer option is not compatible with the Native Grass box.
4The agitator kit ordered does not match the boxes on the drill (the kit with drive is for a drill with no optional box, or with Dual Seed or Native Grass alone; the kit without drive is for a drill with Fertilizer or Small Seeds).
5One firmer kit is ordered per opener and the drill has 13 openers; the order has 14 Seed-Lok and 0 Keeton firmer kits per drill.
6Only one type of optional seed firmer may be installed at a time; the order has both Seed-Lok and Keeton firmers.
7Carbide disc scrapers are compatible with the standard seed flap and Seed-Lok firmers, but not with Keeton firmers.
8One carbide disc scraper is ordered per row and the drill has 13 rows; the order has 14 per drill.
9Seed tube plugs are ordered one per row to be set inactive and the drill has 13 rows; the order has 14 main-box and 0 small-seeds plugs per drill.
10Seed lubricants (graphite) are used only in Native Grass planting, and the drill has no Native Grass box.
11A second ladder is installed on the opposite end of the walkboard; the order has 2 second ladders per drill.
12The weight bracket kit holds up to 10 suitcase weights (five on each of two brackets) the kit does not include the weights, and weights are carried only on the brackets; the order has 11 weights per drill.
13The Great Plains CPH, PFH and SSH accessory hitches are not compatible with the 3P806NT.
14The tractor is 79 horsepower; the drill needs at least 80 horsepower.
15The tractor has 0 hydraulic circuits; the drill needs 1.
16The order states a seed box capacity of 25.0 bu; the manual lists 22.3 bu for these boxes.
17The order has 0 drills; at least 1 is needed.

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
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The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.

    
1. Seed boxes and agitator kit: Dual Seed, Fertilizer and Small Seeds

    
The agent's request. Please order 6 Great Plains 3P806NT 8-foot no-till drills for Prairie Ridge Farms, each with the Dual Seed box, the Fertilizer option and the Small Seeds box, and the main seed box agitator kit with drive, to be pulled by a 120 hp tractor with 1 hydraulic circuit. The order states a seed box capacity of 24.2 bu. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Dual Seed with Fertilizer. The Dual Seed box is not compatible with the Fertilizer option.
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  • Wrong agitator kit. The agitator kit ordered does not match the boxes on the drill (the kit with drive is for a drill with no optional box, or with Dual Seed or Native Grass alone; the kit without drive is for a drill with Fertilizer or Small Seeds).
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2. Seed boxes and agitator kit: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please order 6 Great Plains 3P806NT 8-foot no-till drills for Prairie Ridge Farms, each with the Dual Seed box and the Small Seeds box, and the main seed box agitator kit without drive, to be pulled by a 120 hp tractor with 1 hydraulic circuit. The order states a seed box capacity of 24.2 bu. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 6 drills; seed box capacity 24.2 bu.
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  • Agitator kit part. The main seed box agitator kit for this drill is 3P806NT AGITATOR KIT W/O DRIVE, part 118-968A.
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3. Firmers and scrapers: Keeton firmers with carbide scrapers

    
The agent's request. Please order 6 Great Plains 3P806NT 8-foot no-till drills for Prairie Ridge Farms, each with the Native Grass box and the Small Seeds box, the main seed box agitator kit without drive, Keeton firmers on all 13 openers and 13 carbide disc scrapers, to be pulled by a 120 hp tractor with 1 hydraulic circuit. The order states a seed box capacity of 24.2 bu. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Carbide scrapers with Keeton firmers. Carbide disc scrapers are compatible with the standard seed flap and Seed-Lok firmers, but not with Keeton firmers.
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4. Firmers and scrapers: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please order 6 Great Plains 3P806NT 8-foot no-till drills for Prairie Ridge Farms, each with the Native Grass box and the Small Seeds box, the main seed box agitator kit without drive, Seed-Lok firmers on all 13 openers and 13 carbide disc scrapers, to be pulled by a 120 hp tractor with 1 hydraulic circuit. The order states a seed box capacity of 24.2 bu. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 6 drills; seed box capacity 24.2 bu.
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  • Agitator kit part. The main seed box agitator kit for this drill is 3P806NT AGITATOR KIT W/O DRIVE, part 118-968A.
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5. Tractor and weights: Fertilizer drill, 70 hp tractor, 12 weights

    
The agent's request. Please order 6 Great Plains 3P806NT 8-foot no-till drills for Prairie Ridge Farms, each with the Fertilizer option, the main seed box agitator kit without drive and the weight bracket kit with 12 suitcase weights, to be pulled by a 70 hp tractor with 1 hydraulic circuit. The order states a seed box capacity of 14.3 bu. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Weights beyond the brackets. The weight bracket kit holds up to 10 suitcase weights (five on each of two brackets) the kit does not include the weights, and weights are carried only on the brackets; the order has 12 weights per drill.
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  • Tractor too small. The tractor is 70 horsepower; the drill needs at least 80 horsepower.
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6. Tractor and weights: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please order 6 Great Plains 3P806NT 8-foot no-till drills for Prairie Ridge Farms, each with the Fertilizer option, the main seed box agitator kit without drive and the weight bracket kit with 10 suitcase weights, to be pulled by a 95 hp tractor with 1 hydraulic circuit. The order states a seed box capacity of 14.3 bu. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 6 drills; seed box capacity 14.3 bu; fertilizer box capacity 7.4 cubic feet.
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  • Agitator kit part. The main seed box agitator kit for this drill is 3P806NT AGITATOR KIT W/O DRIVE, part 118-968A.
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7. Small Seeds parts and graphite: Graphite lubricant on a drill without Native Grass

    
The agent's request. Please order 5 Great Plains 3P806NT 8-foot no-till drills for Prairie Ridge Farms, each with the Small Seeds box, the main seed box agitator kit without drive, 4 small-seeds cup plugs, 2 removable partitions and 2 graphite lubricant units, to be pulled by a 110 hp tractor with 2 hydraulic circuits. The order states a seed box capacity of 16.2 bu. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Graphite without Native Grass. Seed lubricants (graphite) are used only in Native Grass planting, and the drill has no Native Grass box.
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8. Small Seeds parts and graphite: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please order 5 Great Plains 3P806NT 8-foot no-till drills for Prairie Ridge Farms, each with the Native Grass box and the Small Seeds box, the main seed box agitator kit without drive, 4 small-seeds cup plugs, 2 removable partitions and 2 graphite lubricant units, to be pulled by a 110 hp tractor with 2 hydraulic circuits. The order states a seed box capacity of 24.2 bu. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 5 drills; seed box capacity 24.2 bu.
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  • Agitator kit part. The main seed box agitator kit for this drill is 3P806NT AGITATOR KIT W/O DRIVE, part 118-968A.
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Narration transcript
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The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. An AI sales agent prepares an order for the Great Plains 3P806NT 8-foot semi-mounted no-till drill: seed boxes, agitator kit, seed firmers, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the manufacturer's published manual and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed. This validator produces no price build-up: Great Plains does not publish prices for this drill, and none are used.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please order 6 Great Plains 3P806NT 8-foot no-till drills for Prairie Ridge Farms, each with the Fertilizer option, the main seed box agitator kit without drive and the weight bracket kit with 12 suitcase weights. The order states a seed box capacity of 14.3 bu. The rest of the request is on screen.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with two findings, all in one answer. The weight bracket kit holds up to 10 suitcase weights (five on each of two brackets) the kit does not include the weights, and weights are carried only on the brackets; the order has 12 weights per drill. The tractor is 70 horsepower; the drill needs at least 80 horsepower.
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  6. The validator returned two blocking findings in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the order are checked against each other.
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  7. What this shows: for seed boxes that exclude each other, with Small Seeds compatible with all, a rules-based CPQ is error-prone for this.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the suitcase weights per drill to 10 and the tractor to 95 hp, 1 hydraulic circuit.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. This time the validator clears it.
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  12. Both earlier findings are cleared, and the validator's figure matches the order.
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  13. Two problems caught in one call, fixed in one pass, and a clean order. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer. Now you can try the other scenarios yourself.
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